Archibald Gamor Korletey, who is vying to become the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) National Organiser, said that growing public frustration over economic conditions and education‑related expenses could help the party regain power in the 2028 general election.
Speaking on Eyewitness News, Korletey said complaints about the cost of living, school fees and other government policies were creating an opening for the NPP to reconnect with voters. He added that the party must strengthen its grassroots structures and mobilise constituencies to take advantage of the situation ahead of the 2028 election.
“People are calling us to give them money for school fees. In the days past, do you have anything of that nature? No,” he said. Korletey also criticised aspects of the implementation of the Free Senior High School policy, arguing that some families were still being required to provide items and meet expenses they could not afford. “Now, you go there, and they tell you to bring Ecolac. You must bring this. You must bring that. All is about money, and the people don’t have it,” he said.
He acknowledged that the Free SHS policy itself had not been cancelled but argued that schools were imposing additional requirements on families. Korletey also cited broader economic difficulties, saying some people were struggling to afford basic goods. “There’s food, but there’s no money to buy,” he said.
Linking those concerns to the NPP’s prospects of returning to government, Korletey said the party would still need an effective organisational strategy. He said his approach as National Organiser would focus heavily on mobilising constituencies and strengthening the party’s structures at the grassroots. “I am going to mobilise the constituencies to be able to win the elections,” he said.
Korletey also said the NPP would seek to correct what he described as mistakes that contributed to its defeat in the 2024 general election, although he declined to discuss the party’s internal assessment of the defeat in detail. “I can assure you that coming December 2028, our plans will urge us to win power in 2028,” he added.
The NPP is preparing to elect new national officers as part of its reorganisation ahead of the 2028 general election. The National Organiser election is scheduled for October 3 in Kumasi, with Korletey among the seven candidates contesting the position.
